Bournemouth (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester United gave the perfect response to Jose Mourinho's withering criticism as they got back on track with a 2-0 win against Bournemouth on Wednesday. Goals from Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku sealed the points at Dean Court after Mourinho made seven changes in the aftermath of United's shock defeat […]

Coverciano (Italy) (AFP) – Four video assistant referees will be present at every game at the World Cup in Russia with replays to be shown on giant screens inside the stadiums, FIFA said on Wednesday. "Everything will be centralised in a single location in Moscow and all referees will be based in Moscow," explained FIFA's […]

Coverciano (Italy) (AFP) – Four video assistant referees will be present at every game at the World Cup in Russia with replays to be shown on giant screens inside the stadiums, FIFA said on Wednesday. "Everything will be centralised in a single location in Moscow and all referees will be based in Moscow," explained FIFA's […]

London (AFP) – Burnley may be an impressive seventh in the Premier League but manager Sean Dyche wants to see how high his side can climb before the season ends. The Clarets' 2-1 win over Leicester last weekend put them on course for the final Europa League spot, provided Southampton do not win the FA […]

Los Angeles (AFP) – Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic has hinted that he hopes to feature at this year's World Cup, teasing fans that he could come out of retirement to play in Russia. In an appearance on ABC television's late night Jimmy Kimmel show on Tuesday, the former Sweden striker said "it wouldn't be a […]

London (AFP) – Petr Cech believes Arsenal will have to win all their remaining matches if they are to secure a place in the top five of the Premier League. The Gunners are currently six points adrift of fifth-placed London rivals Chelsea, with both sides having a maximum of 15 points to play for from […]

Kinshasa (AFP) – The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo's football association has been taken into custody as part of a probe into embezzlement, an investigating magistrate said Wednesday. FECOFA president Constant Omari has been held along with sports ministry secretary general Barthelemy Okito and two FECOFA vice presidents — Roger Bondembe and Theobad […]

London (AFP) – Mohamed Salah has set his sights on breaking Ian Rush's Liverpool record for the most goals scored in a single season. Salah bagged his 40th goal of the campaign when he netted in Liverpool's win against Bournemouth on Saturday. Now he is only seven goals short of equalling Liverpool legend Rush's club […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone admits his club must show they can match Antoine Griezmann's ambition if they want to hold onto the striker this summer. Griezmann has scored 19 goals in 22 games since the turn of the year and continues to be linked with Barcelona, who denied publically in January […]

London (AFP) – England defender Kyle Walker believes it will take "a miracle" for his country to win this year's World Cup. Gareth Southgate's men were unbeaten in qualifying for the finals in Russia, topping Group F by eight points. But it was only two years ago that England suffered a humiliating exit from Euro […]

London (AFP) – Controversial midfielder Joey Barton will take over as the manager of English third-tier side Fleetwood Town on June 2 when his suspension for breaking Football Association betting rules expires, it was announced Wednesday. It will be the former England international's first job in management, with the 35-year-old having signed a three-year contract […]

Seoul (AFP) – Australian interest in the 2018 AFC Champions League ended on Wednesday despite Melbourne Victory’s 2-1 win over Shanghai SIPG of China. Heading into the final round of the group games, Melbourne had already been eliminated. But the A-League team inflicted a first defeat in the tournament on the big-spending Chinese Super League […]

London (AFP) – Antonio Conte says Manchester City could dominate English football for years after Pep Guardiola's side dethroned Chelsea as Premier League champions. City were crowned champions last weekend with five games of the season still to go and boast a 16-point lead over second-placed Manchester United. "Manchester City is one club that can […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has thrown down the gauntlet to Real Madrid ahead of next Wednesday's home Champions League semi-final, first leg. "We have to keep our concentration until next Wednesday, but if anyone can beat Real Madrid at the moment, it's FC Bayern," boasted Rummenigge. Bayern host the first leg […]

Milan (AFP) – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Wednesday that the video assistant referee (VAR) system could be introduced to the Champions League by the 2019-2020 season. Slovenian Ceferin has taken a cautious approach to the use of VAR despite it being used in the Italian and German leagues this season. FIFA have also approved […]